New Brunswick's Secret to Economic Growth? Social Labs

Author Lewis Muirhead
No workers? Demographics askew? New Brunswick’s social lab has answers

Why It Matters

Labs for designing, developing, trying, and re-trying new interventions are growing across Canada. Only five years ago, there were three — now there are more than 60. Their proliferation means that they are gaining the social licence, and that their approaches are gaining traction.

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